Why Did Contact with the Europeans Intensify the Iroquois' Need

question 49

Multiple Choice

Why did contact with the Europeans intensify the Iroquois' need to wage war?

• A) The Iroquois needed to increase the power of their Confederacy in order to combat the powerful Europeans.
• B) The Iroquois had to prevent neighboring tribes from allying with the Europeans.
• C) European expansion constantly pushed the Iroquois from old tribal lands into new unconsecrated territories.
• D) As European diseases increased the death rate within the Iroquois Confederacy, their need to replenish their population with captives increased.

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